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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/linda-j-gerner
   timestamp: '2024-01-31T03:55:22.683192'
   status_code: 200
 profile:
   name: Linda J Gerner
   name_qualifier: null
   titles:
   - Technical Information Specialist, Administration
   organizations:
   - !!python/tuple
     - Utah Water Science Center
     - https://www.usgs.gov/centers/utah-water-science-center
   email: lgerner@usgs.gov
   orcid: null
   intro_statements:
   - I came to Salt Lake City in the fall of 1981....and never left.
   expertise_terms:
   - Web Content Manager
   - Acquisitions
   - Charge Cards
   - Travel
   - Public Inquiries
   professional_experience:
   - 1985 - I started as a seasonal/student employee and spent two summers helping
     with pumpage inventory on irrigated agricultural land across the northern part
     of the state.
   - 1988 - I was hired as a full-time hydrologist to help with the field work in
     the assessment of groundwater quality, specifically volatile and semi-volatile
     organic compounds, at Hill Air Force Base.
   - 1995 - I had the good fortune of providing assistance on acid mine drainage
     studies, which demonstrated the importance of shifting the focus from concentrations
     to loads.
   - 2012 - After a 12-year leave of absence from the USGS, I returned as a Technical
     Information Specialist in Administration.
   education:
   - B.S. Geology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (1987)
   affiliations: []
   honors: []
   abstracts: []
   personal_statement: I am grateful for the varied opportunities that I have had
     over the years, which have allowed me to see the USGS from many vantage points;
     in the field where data collection begins, in the lab where samples are analyzed,
     behind a computer where analytical results are processed, compiled and interpreted,
     tables constructed, and reports are prepared, reviewed, and revised.Currently,
     I am learning about the logistics of making work possible from first ideas to
     final products, how money moves, how we acquire equipment and supplies, how
     we partner with local, state, and federal entities, and how we serve our larger
     community by sharing our results through dynamic platforms.